==Chapter 72==

That day, Ruan Mengling was ridiculed by Cheng Wenjing for a few words, and she was embarrassed in public, and after she went back, she cried to her own mother Xu.

She would not attribute Cheng Wenjing to the culprit, but put all the blame on Ruan Ling'er, saying that it was all because of Ruan Ling'er's instigation, which made the middle school female students isolate themselves and make them feel wronged.

The Xu family has always loved this only daughter, and she is already like a fish in her throat for Ruan Ling'er, how can she bear it. He was furious and scolded Ruan Ling'er.

This Xu family is the only daughter of the former right servant Xu in his later years, growing up with thousands of pets, the Xu family is simple, and therefore raised a character of the Xu family who does not know anything, and is one of them, and is also capricious. At that time, Lord Xu chose Ruan Chengmao for her, but she was reluctant at first, after all, she had married a yellow flower girl, and she had a daughter in front of her, so she was unwilling.

Later, the Xu family arranged for the Xu family to secretly meet Ruan Chengmao once, and the Xu family saw that Ruan Chengmao was good-looking, personable, and a famous talent, so he was all on Ruan Chengmao□□ and he was all on Ruan Chengmao.

Needless to say, under the arrangement of the Xu family, the Xu family married Ruan Chengmao. Ruan's family has a simple population, as soon as she came over, she became a family, Ruan Chengmao has an old mother, and she is also a character who does not make trouble, although the Xu family is not used to Ruan's mother's vulgarity, in the end the surface work still has to be done, and Ruan's mother has always lived in a simple place, and nothing happened between her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Except for Ruan Ling'er.

The more the Xu family is happy with Ruan Chengmao, the more they are not used to this daughter who was raised in the past, and the more they are not used to it, the more they feel scratched by their hearts and lungs, so they are not less embarrassed by Ruan Ling'er.

Although Ruan's mother doesn't care about things, in the end, Ruan Ling'er's mother-in-law and her mother-in-law have been with her for many years, and Ruan Ling'er's mother-in-law also respects her very much, and it is unacceptable for her son to divorce his wife and remarry in the eyes of the old woman. But for the sake of her son's future, and her son insisted, Ruan's mother couldn't help it. She was full of guilt for Ruan Ling'er's mother, and she wanted to protect this lonely granddaughter.

The Xu family has always been used to smooth sailing, and no one has ever dared to go against her will, this time Ruan's mother protected Ruan Ling'er, and there was no less discord between her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. At that time, Ruan Chengmao was at a critical moment, and many imperial histories in the court were staring, and the backyard naturally could not catch fire, so Mrs. Xu, the mother of the Xu family, came forward and taught her the truth of 'dealing with people', and then stopped.

This so-called principle of 'dealing with others' is to ignore and ignore. Anyway, Ruan Ling'er is a little lady, and it will be a big deal to marry out of a dowry in the future, and it won't be able to hinder the Xu family.

Xu listened to his mother's words, and couldn't swallow this breath in his heart, and he gave Ruan Ling'er a lot of face in private on weekdays, but he didn't make a big fuss in the end. A few years later, Ruan's mother died, and Ruan Ling'er was completely unattended. Speaking of which, she is also a noble girl of an official family, and seriously speaking, she is not as good as a slave in the Ruan Mansion.

It wasn't until Ruan Ling'er entered the Guozi Prison that she stopped for the time being, out of sight and out of mind, and the Xu family ignored Ruan Ling'er more and more. In order not to annoy her stepmother, Ruan Ling'er simply stayed in the Guozi Prison Hall for a long time, and rarely returned to Ruan's Mansion on weekdays.

This time, her daughter was wronged because of Ruan Ling'er, and the Xu family naturally didn't let her go so easily, but she was afraid that Ruan Chengmao would find out, and she couldn't reach out to Guozijian, so she had a plan.

Ruan Ling'er rarely goes back to Ruan's Mansion on weekdays, and the monthly flowers are given by the family, and the Xu family treats her harshly, so the flowers given to her are very small, and the general will only be enough for daily expenses.

This month was supposed to be the day when he went home to send flowers to him, but no one from Ruan's mansion came, and Ruan Ling'er suddenly felt a sigh in her heart.

Thinking of Ruan Mengling's resentful eyes on the previous day and the strange look in the past few days, Ruan Ling'er felt a little bad. In the end, she was simple-minded, and she didn't think much about it, thinking that it was not because someone in the family had something to delay.

This delay is a few days, Ruan Ling'er doesn't spend much on the day, but the flowers given by Ruan's Mansion are not much, and she has been very tight on weekdays, otherwise she would not have been ridiculed for always eating on the first floor before she got acquainted with Xiao Jiuniang.

And after getting acquainted with Xiao Jiuniang and Cheng Wenjing, these two people have always been well-dressed and well-fed, so naturally they would not use that simple meal on the first floor of the canteen. On weekdays, the three of them are often together, and Ruan Linger can't let Xiao Jiuniang and Cheng Wenjing pay every day, and she will inevitably have to pay several times.

If Ruan Mansion didn't stop using its own flowers, Ruan Ling'er would still be able to bear the expenses, but as soon as she stopped this time, Ruan Ling'er was immediately overstretched.

There was no way, she could only go back to Ruan's Mansion to ask for it, but she didn't see the Xu family, and told the housekeeper and the servant woman in the house, and they only said that this matter was in the hands of Mrs., and she couldn't be a subordinate by herself. Ruan Ling'er immediately understood what was going on, and she was extremely aggrieved, but she had no choice but to go back to school.

For the first few days, Ruan Ling'er could pretend to be fine, and then after the class ended at noon every day, she went back to the dormitory under the pretext of having something to do. Once or twice, Xiao Jiuniang and Cheng Wenjing didn't feel it, but after many times, they immediately felt abnormal.

"What did you say Ling'er had been doing these days? Did something happen, or did you prepare for the exam? Even so, you can't skip lunch during the day, right? ”

When the class was dismissed near noon, Ruan Ling'er left under the pretext of reading a book, and Cheng Wenjing couldn't help but discuss with Xiao Jiuniang.

"How do I know?"

Jiu Niang frowned slightly, her instinct told her that something must have happened.

"Oops, it's annoying, my head hurts when I mention the annual exam, this time I'm sure it's over, the annual exam is already difficult, and I have to take so many subjects, it's good to be able to take a C class." Cheng Wenjing crawled on her bookcase, wailing like a mourner.

"Okay, don't think about it too much, what can you take the test, you can't bother it. Let's go to eat first, and then go to the dormitory to see what happened to Ling'er. Jiuniang is still worried about Ruan Ling'er, and the relationship between her during this time makes her like this pure-hearted girl very much.

"Okay, let's go to lunch, and go to the dormitory after dinner."

Cheng Wenjing is a character who says that the wind is the rain, and she immediately stood up to pull Jiuniang, and wanted to go out.

"Wait, don't worry, my bookbag."

"Hey, if you don't say it, I almost forgot."

The two of them packed up the bookcase, carried the book bag and went out.

When I arrived at the dining hall, because it was still early, there were not many people in the dining hall, and the first floor was empty, and a few people were sitting scattered.

Cheng Wenjing's eyes were sharp, and she saw a person standing at the place where she received the meal in the distance.

"Hey, isn't that Xiang'er?"

Xiang'er is Ruan Linger's personal maidservant, Xiao Jiuniang and Cheng Wenjing have also seen it, and they recognize it.

Jiu Niang's brows furrowed again, "You wait first, I'll go over and ask Xiang'er what to say." ”

Cheng Wenjing didn't stand where she was and waited, but walked to Xiang'er with Jiuniang.

"Xiang'er, where is your lady?" Cheng Wenjing's voice arrived before people.

Xiang'er trembled with fright, turned around, and looked at Jiu Niang and Cheng Wenjing's eyes flickering.

"I've seen the Nine Niangzi, I've seen the Jing Niangzi, my lady is reading in the dormitory, and the slave maid is ordered to come to get the lunch meal."

There are not many students living in the dormitory, although some of them are not as high as the students of Tai College, but the small families also love their children more, so it is not uncommon for students living in the dormitory to have a maid to take care of the diet and daily life.

Sometimes students can't come to eat because of something, and it's common for someone to come to eat with a student sign. Of course, this is only for the first floor of the meal, if it is also on the second floor, you can pay for the silver.

Xiang'er's meal was ready, and she was putting it in the food box, Cheng Wenjing frowned and looked at the food in the food box.

One meat and one vegetarian food is not bad, but compared with the brocade clothes and jade food of these noble ladies on weekdays, it is so bad. The students who have been in the Guozijian for a long time know that the free meals on the first floor of this canteen are actually subsidized for those civilian students in the School of Law, Arithmetic, and Books, and those with a slightly good family background will not come here to eat. Ruan Ling'er was also a special case before, in the end, she was a female student, although it was inevitable that some female students would ridicule her, but most male students would not discuss this kind of private matter.

Jiu Niang didn't speak, and asked Xiang'er to go outside the dining hall with her.

Xiang'er complained bitterly in her heart, the lady had instructed her not to let Jiu Niangzi and Jing Niangzi see it when she was cooking, every time she came to come early, she was afraid of bumping into her, but she didn't expect to be bumped into.

"Tell me, is something wrong with Ling'er?"

"No, nothing happened to my lady, it's good."

Xiang'er hung her head and looked at him.

"It's okay if you don't tell the truth, then I'll go and ask Ling'er in person."

Helpless, Xiang'er had to tell the truth, in fact, she was also extremely indignant in her heart, but the lady was soft, what could she say as a slave.

Xiang'er said with tears rippling, Jiu Niang's brows were furrowed, and Cheng Wenjing gritted her teeth, eager to go to Ruan's Mansion immediately and beat up the vicious Xu and Ruan Mengling.

……

"Is it that if we don't meet Xiang'er today, you will always be ready to go on like this?"

Ruan Ling'er was full of shame and waved her hands, "Jiuniang, I didn't ......"

"Your stepmother is really damned, how could she do such a disgusting thing!" Cheng Wenjing said indignantly.

"So what are you going to do in the future? Just endure it? Jiuniang came to Ruan Ling'er and sat down, looked at her and said, "She is so stupid to get stuck with your flowers, you just endure it all the time, you must not have enough money, how long can you endure it?" ”

Ruan Ling'er was dazed, and lowered her head, "I, I don't know what to do?" ”

"Ling'er, don't be afraid, with me and Jiu Niang here, you won't be starved, isn't it just about money, it's a trivial matter!" Cheng Wenjing patted her chest and said.

"No, I can't use your and Jiu Niang's money, I know that you are from a rich background, and you don't lack this, but I can't ......" Ruan Ling'er's voice was small, but her tone was very resolute.

Jiuniang sighed and said to Cheng Wenjing: "Okay, don't make a mess, it's not a matter of money or not money now." ”

"What's the problem with that? Isn't it just that Ling'er's stepmother is stuck and doesn't give Ling'er daily flowers? She's so thin, how much can she eat, let's make up for it...... Forget it, we don't have to make it together, I'll give it to you. I have a lot of money every month, and it's not enough for me to ask my mother again! ”

Ruan Ling'er's eyes were red with emotion, and she choked up: "Wenjing, thank you, I know you are good, but I really can't use your and Jiuniang's money, I really can't ......"

Jiuniang was almost defeated by Cheng Wenjing's rectum.

"I said that it's not a matter of money or not, if it's just for spending, let's just use it alone, and it's no problem to raise her ten. But freezing three feet is not a day's cold, and Ling'er's stepmother is like this, and it is estimated that it is not a matter of one or two days. Ling'er is fourteen this year, and she can't avoid it for a while, she can't stay in Guozijian forever to study, and she will always get married one day, have you ever thought about the future? If her stepmother casually finds a family for her to marry, or marries a sweet-hearted family, what should Ling'er do? ”

Jiu Niang's words shocked both Ruan Linger and Cheng Wenjing, Ruan Linger couldn't help but shed hesitant tears, Cheng Wenjing was stunned and said, "No? ”

She said this in a tone of extreme uncertainty.